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The table below looks at the demand for Swing (Java) skills within the Newcastle region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Swing over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank-26
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.941 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.53 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Newcastle
Matching contract IT job ads1234
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.043 %
Daily rates quoted28
Average minimum daily rate£220£309
Average daily rate£237£310
% change on same period last year-23.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£253£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£334
% change on same period last year-5.20 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.48£31.45
% change on same period last year-9.45 %
Swing Tyne and WearSwing
Tyne and Wear

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Swing
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Swing across the Newcastle region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Newcastle Swing Demand Trend

Swing
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Swing across the Newcastle region.

Newcastle Swing Hourly Rate Trend

Swing
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle region citing Swing also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Swing.

11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)JUnit
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)JSP
11 (100.00 %)Servlets
11 (100.00 %)Struts
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OOA/OOD
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)Apache
11 (100.00 %)AWT
11 (100.00 %)Sun
11 (100.00 %)Sun Certification

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle region citing Swing also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Swing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)JSP
11 (100.00 %)Servlets
11 (100.00 %)Struts
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)AWT
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)Apache
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)JUnit
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior Developer
11 (100.00 %)Java Developer
11 (100.00 %)J2EE Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior J2EE Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior Java Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
11 (100.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OOA/OOD
11 (100.00 %)OO
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Sun Certification
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)Sun